Brick-kiln



2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. CONLEY.

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BRICK KILN.

Patented J an. 16

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2. J. GONLBY.

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BRICK KILN.

Patented Jan. 16

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH cON'LEY, vOE ST. JOSEPH, ASSIGNOR To THE cONLEY a WOLFE.

IMPROvED KILN COMPANY, OF TARKIO, MISSOURI.

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4 SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters lia'tent No. 513,037, dated J' anuary 16, 1894. Application ledPebruary 4, 1893. Serial No. 460,976. (No model.)

To all whom/,it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH CONLEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missourhhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brick-Kilns and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whlch it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specificaion.

- The object of this invention is to providea kiln of rectangular form and improved construction, whereby I am enabled to continuously .burn the bricks or wares which are placed within the kiln; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the dues, chimneys and furnaces, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view, showing the arrangement of the horizontal Ilues. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3y is a sectional view on the line 3 3. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line t 4, one of the kiln sections being shown with an arched crown while the other has a dat top.

The kiln is preferably an elongated rect angular structure comprising end and side walls, and a central Wall extending lengthwise of the kiln to near each end thereof.

A part of the end wallA is provided with a series of furnaces, a, the ash-pots of which are below the floor level of the kiln, and the base portion of this wall, not occupied by the furnaces, is provided with an underground due. The kiln is also provided with a central longitudinal underground iiue, which connects with lines located under the Side walls by trans' verse dues, as shown. It will thus be noted that each section of the kiln is provided with underground fiues. At each juncture of the transverse flues with the longitudinal lines there is a vertical flue lor chimney.

H designates the flues located beneath the x lside walls, and H the due located beneath the central wall and extended at each end to meet the fines under the end walls.

I designates the vertical fines or chimneys in the side walls, and J the vertical tlues or chimneys in the central wall.

Each section of the kiln is provided with a doorway K, the base of said doorways being on a level with the floor, and through these doorways are placed the temporary partitions.

L L designates short ues, which connect the longitudinal flues H with the interior of the kiln, and these short flues are located in the Side walls at diagonally opposite corners of the structure and are utilized for drawing the ire from one end section of the kiln across to the other, so that when the bricks stacked in the sections on one side of the center wall have been burned the lire can be returned to burn the bricks stacked in the sections on the other side of said center wall, and thus continued around the kiln as many times as desired. Each vertical flue or chimney has a damper or cut o, P, which is preferably operated from the top of the kiln, and the transverse flues G are also provided with dampers near Where they meet the vertical `tlues or chimneys, the rods operating said dampers, 4, extending to the top of the kiln so as to be operated thereat.

The vertical lines or chimneys I are provided with short flues or openings, T, which lead outside of the kiln above the ground level, where they are provided with suitable doors. The transverse ilues, G, have openings, R, which communicate with the interior of the kiln.

The kiln may be provided with an arched crown, as designated by Q, or with a flat top, as S; but in both instances the tops are provided with apertures and fire-pots, through which the fuel can be fed upon the projecting en ds of the bricks, as set forth in my prior patents.

The kiln constructed as hereinbefore described is designed to form a permanent struc ture, and the flues in addition to providing means for regulating and directing the draft in the kiln so that the wares can be burned byfeed-ingin theilnelirom .the fire-potsiatathetop and properlyoperating the dampers; ithus V doing away with the expense of starting the fires every time the kiln is refilled. The rods which operate the dampers being located at f the top of the kiln can be operated by the It will also l be noted `that the killnfherei-nbeforedescribed i is not only a continuous kiln vbut 1.a rdoxvni one that attends to the fire-pots.

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Having thus .described i.my invention., what I claimras'nemand desire v to secu nefby Letters Patent, is-,.

l. In a brickkiln, an .elongated rectangulaistrnctnre having asenes .of furnaces and :a

central partition Wall, off longitudinal and transverse underground fines below 'the #door level of .thefkilnythe `transverse Iines coin- 1nnniGating with the longitudinel fines and `witlnvertical 'lues or chimneys, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In a"brickki1n,.the combination, of the side longitudinal eflues and ua central longi tudinal flue, of transverse fines and vertical .draft-stacks located atiihe juncture of the substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a brick-kiln, the combination, of the outer :longitudinal watls and -end lWalls, 'hav- `fing underground luesand starting furnaces as shown, of a central longitudinal flue intersecting the transverse ilues, short lnes L for causing a draft across each end of the kiln, and vertical flues or chimneys communicating with the transverseand longitudinal lues, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set tforth.

4. In a brick-kiln, the combination, of the longitudinal lines H iand Hfof .transverse I,fines Gfand vertical nues .or chimneys `communicating therewith, the .transverse dues opening into the kilnlandtdarnpers .which are adapted to intersect the horizontal and lgverticaltlues, substantiallyasshomi, .andtt'ortthe purpose set forth.

ln testinlonyvvhereol {I a'flx my si gnature .iin Apresence of two witnesses.

JQSERH .CONLEM Witnesses:

I-I. J. NELson, W. O. MILLER.

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